FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have agreed to a one-year contract with center Ted Karras that can be worth up to $ 4 million, confirmed a source, who could predict that center David Andrews will not be back with the team.
The Patriots summoned Karras in the sixth round of 2016 outside Illinois and attempted to re-hire him in the off-season for a multi-year contract. But Karras opted for a one-year contract in Miami, where he had a clearer path to a starting position.
Karras (1.80 m, £ 305) started all 16 games for Miami last season. In his previous four seasons in New England, he started 20 games, with the flexibility to play on guard and in the center.
The Patriots have been active in reshaping their attack, agreeing to the terms of a switch to the offensive attack Trent Brown, and having reached contractual deals with tight ends Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry, wide receivers Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne.
If Karras ‘return means that Andrews’ time with the Patriots comes to an end, it marks one of the most notable increases in the franchise’s history.
The Patriots hired Andrews as a non-hired Georgia free agent in 2015, paying him a paltry $ 15,000 signing bonus. Andrews not only made it to the list that year, but also started on the first day.
In all, he played 72 games in the regular NFL season (69 games), in addition to 11 playoff games (9 games). The Georgia native, a four-time team captain, was one of the biggest NFL comeback stories in 2020, as he started 12 games after losing the entire 2019 season due to blood clots in his lungs.
Atlético first reported the agreement with Karras.